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Study (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12659241) says week long abstinence raises t level. this mean masturbating only at weekly intervals stunts growth?
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Wrong conclusion: Article you refer to, published in 2003, studied in 28 men the relationship between ejaculation and testosterone (t) levels. Study revealed that serum t levels fluctuate during first week after ejaculation peaking on day 7 with no further fluctuations from day 8 onwards. All t levels remained within normal range. This, and ejaculation frequency, have absolutely no correlation with one's growth.
Answered 12/9/2017
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